King: Pressure Will Not Faze Me

Super Saturday - DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF QB - PLAYBOOK

January 15, 2000

Bucs rookie quarterback Shaun King expects the Redskins to try to blitz him early in today's game, but he insists it won't be anything that he hasn't seen. ``They're going to try to mix it up defensively, just like everyone else has done,'' King said. ``They're going to blitz a little bit early, but when you do that, you put our guys [receivers] with man coverage on the outside, and we've got some guys who think they can exploit that.'' ... With two of the top five defenses in the NFL on the field at Alltel Stadium today, the odds point toward a close, low-scoring game. If that's the case, it could boil down to a field-goal attempt, and the Jaguars and Dolphins feature two of the best kickers in league history. Statistically, no kicker has been better in postseason than the Jags' Mike Hollis, who has converted 13 consecutive playoff kicks and 14 of 15 overall (93.3 percent). Pressure does not bother Hollis. ``As far as the team is concerned, yes, the attention to detail and the need to execute are raised in the playoffs,'' Hollis said. ``But in a kicker's mentality, if I get too wrapped up in what's going to happen if I make or miss this field goal, it's not going to help me out at all. ... Every kick is important to me.'' The Dolphins' Olindo Mare set a league single-season record with 39 field goals. He was 39 of 46 (85 percent). ... Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, who is completing his 17th NFL season, has grown tired of retirement questions. ``Regardless if you play 10 years, 15 years or even 20 years, it's going to be tough because once you're done playing, you don't get these opportunities again,'' he said. ``For an athlete and guys who know what it feels like to play the game, they understand it.''